Davie Robb

{{short description|Scottish footballer (1947–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Scottish English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Davie Robb | image = | caption = | fullname = David Thomson Robb<ref>{{Hugman|16773|accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1947|12|15}} | birth_place= Broughty Ferry, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|7|9|1947|12|15}} | death_place= | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1966–1977 | years2 = 1977–1978 | years3 = 1978 | years4 = 1978–1979 | years5 = 1979 | years6 = 1979–1980 | years7 = 1980 | years8 = 1980 | years9 = 1980–1981 | clubs1 = Aberdeen | clubs2 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | clubs3 = Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | clubs4 = Norwich City | clubs5 = Philadelphia Fury | clubs6 = Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps | clubs8 = Tulsa Roughnecks | clubs9 = Dunfermline Athletic | caps1 = 251 | caps2 = 42 | caps3 = 1 | caps4 = 5 | caps5 = 30 | caps6 = 12 | caps7 = 15 | caps8 = 12 | caps9 = 3 | goals1 = 77 | goals2 = 21 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 16 | goals6 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 4 | goals9 = 0 | totalcaps = 358 | totalgoals = 119 | nationalyears1 = 1969–1971 | nationalteam1 = Scotland U23<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=152|title = Scotland U23 Player Davie Robb Details}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 1971 | nationalteam2 = Scotland | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }}

'''David Thomson Robb''' (15 December 1947 – 9 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Norwich City, Philadelphia Fury, Vancouver Whitecaps, Tulsa Roughnecks, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scotland national team.

==Career== Davie Robb was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1947. Affectionately known to Aberdeen supporters as "The Brush",<ref name=heritage>{{Cite web | title = Davie Robb | url = http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=173 | access-date = 11 May 2010}}</ref> Robb scored 99 goals in 345 appearances with Aberdeen.<ref name=heritage/> He scored the winning goal for Aberdeen in the 1976 Scottish League Cup Final. Upon leaving Aberdeen, he played in the US and Canada, and had a short spell at English club Norwich City, before returning to Scotland to play three games for Dunfermline Athletic. He retired from football in 1981 and died in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/4519447/he-was-a-smashing-guy-aberdeen-legend-davie-robb-dies-aged-74/ |title='He was a smashing guy': Aberdeen legend Davie Robb dies aged 74 |newspaper=Press and Journal |first=Ryan |last=Cryle |date=9 July 2022 |accessdate=9 July 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.afc.co.uk/2022/07/09/in-memoriam-david-robb/ In Memoriam David Robb]</ref>

== Career statistics == === Club === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=173 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NASL-David Robb |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Robb.David.htm |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.nasljerseys.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database |url=https://parsdatabase.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=parsdatabase.co.uk}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Club ! ! rowspan="2" |Seasons ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Total |- ! !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="13" |Aberdeen |1966–67 | rowspan="9" |Scottish Division One |3 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |- |1967–68 |18 |3 |3 |1 |2 |0 |2 |0 |25 |4 |- |1968–69 |26 |9 |6 |4 |5 |1 |3 |1 |40 |15 |- |1969–70 |34 |16 |4 |3 |8 |0 |0 |0 |46 |19 |- |1970–71 |32 |9 |4 |1 |6 |3 |2 |0 |44 |13 |- |1971–72 |34 |10 |2 |0 |6 |1 |4 |0 |46 |11 |- |1972–73 |19 |4 |2 |0 |10 |3 |2 |0 |33 |7 |- |1973–74 |21 |11 |1 |0 |3 |0 |3 |1 |28 |12 |- |1974–75 |6 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |4 |- |1975–76 | rowspan="3" |Scottish Premier Division |32 |4 |2 |1 |6 |0 |0 |0 |40 |5 |- |1976–77 |13 |1 |2 |0 |4 |1 |0 |0 |19 |2 |- |1977–78 |13 |5 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |14 |5 |- ! !Total !251 !77 !27 !10 !51 !9 !16 !2 !345 !98 |- | rowspan="3" |Tampa Bay Rowdies |1977 | rowspan="2" |North American Soccer League |15 |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |15 |8 |- |1978 |27 |13 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |27 |13 |- ! !Total !42 !21 !0 !0 !0 !0 !- !- !42 !21 |- |Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) |1978 |North American Soccer League |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |1 |1 |- |Norwich City |1978–79 |First Division |5 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |5 |1 |- |Philadelphia Fury |1979 |North American Soccer League |30 |16 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |30 |16 |- |Philadelphia Fever (indoor) |1979–80 |Major Indoor Soccer League |12 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |12 |1 |- |Vancouver Whitecaps |1980 |North American Soccer League |15 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |15 |0 |- |Tulsa Roughnecks |1980 |North American Soccer League |12 |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |12 |4 |- |Dunfermline Athletic |1980–81 |Scottish First Division |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | - | - |3 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !371 !121 !27 !10 !51 !9 !16 !2 !465 !142 |}

=== International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- |Scotland |1971 |5 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !5 !0 |}

==Honours== * Scottish Cup: 1969–70 * Scottish League Cup: 1976–77 * NASL Soccer Bowl: 1978 –finalist

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/davierobb}} * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/R/Robb.David.htm NASL/MISL stats]

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